TREE FALLS ONTO
PALI HIGHWAY

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARBULLETIN.COM
Work crews checked on trees near Pali Highway after a fallen 40-foot ironwood tree blocked two town-bound lanes yesterday. The tree fell at 6:40 a.m. yesterday between upper and lower Nuuanu Pali Drive, leading to three accidents that damaged 11 cars. Police closed the highway until 10 a.m. while the tree was removed. Police attributed the fall to soil erosion near the 100-foot tree's base.

TREE FALLS ONTO
PALI HIGHWAY

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARBULLETIN.COM
A tow truck removed one of the 11 damaged cars yesterday. To prevent a similar incident, the Department of Transportation plans to begin trimming or removing about 200 trees on Likelike Highway in mid-January, followed by work on Pali Highway and the H-3 freeway.

LENDING A HAND

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM
Brian Cox helped hoist scrap metal into a bin last Saturday during Aloha Aina Earth Day at McKinley High School. Students, residents, community leaders and businesses cleaned the campus and received recyclables to raise funds for the school. The next recycling and cleanup day will be Feb. 17 at Kapolei High School.